Re:Marvel Comics and the “most intricate fictional narrative...
by jcr on Sunday June 15, 2014 @06:41PM
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I didn't know that. Fantastic comment. Thank you. It got me thinking
about both how and why Moore was able to make it work with new
characters. I think one of the major reasons how/why it worked with new
characters is neatly stated on Wikipedia:
> "All but the last issue feature supplemental fictional documents that add to the series' backstory ... Structured as a nonlinear narrative, the story skips through space, time and plot."
Alan Moore actually originally wanted to use a bunch of characters that DC had just bought, in order for the characters to be recognized to the readers before he revealed their flaws and/or killed them off.
Needless to say, the DC editor that read his proposal did not believe DC would be willing to have characters they'd just spent good money on killed off, or (much worse - death does not need to be permanent in these universes after all -), morally compromised in a way that readers would not forget. So Moore was convinced to go back and find a way to make it work with new characters.